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"Portugal To Swap $153 Million Cape Verde Debt For Nature Investments" [1]

"Portugal plans to swap the entire 140 million euro ($152.91 million) debt it is owed by Cape Verde for investments in the archipelago's environmental and climate fund, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters [2], 06/21/2023

Amid Delays, Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bills to Speed Grid Connections [3]

"The state has ambitious goals to switch to electric vehicles and add clean energy to its grid, but some say it's contending with an “interconnection crisis.’’"

Source: Inside Climate News [4], 06/21/2023

Judge Orders Stretch Of Pipeline That Crosses Tribal Land To Shut Down [5]

"A federal judge has ordered a Canadian oil firm to shut down a section of its pipeline in Wisconsin that crosses tribal land, a partial victory for indigenous groups that have long opposed the project."

Source: The Hill [6], 06/21/2023

Tribal Activists Oppose Nevada Mine Key to Biden's Clean Energy Agenda [7]

"Just 45 miles from the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation where Daranda Hinkey and her family corral horses and cows, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan is taking shape: construction of one of the largest lithium mines in the world."

Source: AP [8], 06/21/2023

"Grid Needs Boost to Hit Climate Goal, Biden Science Adviser Says" [9]

"The White House’s chief science office, known for mapping out futuristic energy technologies such as nuclear fusion and hydrogen, is now grappling with how to upgrade the century-old power grid to meet climate goals."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [10], 06/21/2023

"Biden Announces Physician Mandy Cohen Will Lead CDC" [11]

"The Biden administration announced Friday that Mandy Cohen, a physician and a former North Carolina health secretary, will be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assuming leadership of an agency left battered by the coronavirus pandemic."

Source: Washington Post [12], 06/21/2023

UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements for COP28 Corporate Fossil Lobbying [13]

"Watchdog groups call the change a "baby step" toward reform, while UN chief Antonio Guterres says climate action must start with the fossil fuel industry, “the polluted heart of the climate crisis.”"

Source: Inside Climate News [14], 06/21/2023

"EPA Is Struggling to Keep Track of Water Grants, Watchdog Says" [15]

"The EPA doesn’t seem to have a firm grip on a $162 million pot of money meant for water infrastructure grants, the agency’s inspector general said in a Tuesday memo to department officials.

The findings are the latest in a string of reports from the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general raising red flags about how the agency is doling out its grant money.

The EPA’s drinking water division admitted it “encountered challenges” in trying to provide a list of grants issued under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, according to the memo."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 06/21/2023

Christian Cooper, Black Birder Falsely Accused In Central Park, Gets TV Show [17]

"The name of National Geographic's new host for a show about birds may ring a bell: Christian Cooper, a Black man who was flung into the spotlight when a white woman called the police with false accusations against him, will now take viewers “into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds."

Source: USA TODAY [18], 06/20/2023

Sweltering Heat, Power Cuts In Northern India As Death Toll Climbs [19]

"A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170."

Source: AP [20], 06/20/2023

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